2 Kings 20:12:32 Kgs.20.12.W3TAB
שָׁלַ֡ח
shalakh
“he sent”
- Transliteration
- sha-LAKH
- Extended
- shaa-LAHKH
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈlaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he sent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-LAKH
- clause
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH be-RO-da-akh bal-e-DAN ben-bal-e-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH be-RO-da-akh bal-e-DAN ben-bal-e-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu KI sha-MA KI kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu
Exegesis
The verb shalach {שָׁלַח | šā-laḥ} ‘he sent’ introduces the main action, followed by the construct chain in the subject Berodach-Baladan ben-Baladan melech-Bavel {בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן בֶּן־בַּלְאֲדָן מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל | bə-rō-ḏā-ḵ bal-ʾă-dān bĕn-bal-ʾă-dān mēleḵ-bā-vel} linking lineage and royal status.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ח
“to send, dispatch”
In context — 2 Kings 20:12
During that period, Berodach-Baladan, Baladan’s son and king of Babylon, dispatched letters and a gift to Hezekiah because he had learned that Hezekiah was unwell.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 20:12, so the Hebrew word שָׁלַ֡ח (shalakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.20.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.12.W3.S1) and character.